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Westward Expansion
Unit Test Study Guide

Part I. Label this map with the correct names of each territory.

Territory How did we get it? From which country?

France

Florida

was an independent republic

Oregon

California

Part II. Definitions.

1. Define inventor:

2. Define entrepreneur:
Part III. The details.

1. The Louisiana Purchase was made by , from

. It the size of the United States.
2. Meriwether and Clark were sent
to explore the Louisiana Purchase. They traveled from the
to the Pacific Ocean. They reached the Pacific Ocean by traveling on
the River.
3. In 1800, the United States’ western boundary was the
. This made the
the gateway to the west.
4. The Mexican War started partly due to a dispute over the boundary between Texas
and Mexico. Which river is currently the border between the US and Mexico?

5. The Mexican Cession included a river previously explored by the Spanish. It is now
the border between California and Arizona. What river is this?

6. Which river connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean?

7. Inland port cities, such as Chicago, Buffalo and Detroit grew up around these
bodies of water.
8. The idea that expansion was for the good of the country and the right of the United
States was known as .
9. As people moved west, increased knowledge of overland trails such as the
and the , made it
safer to travel.
10. List 4 additional reasons people moved west and give an example:
a. Population growth in eastern states. Large number of immigrants moved to
New York and Massachusetts. Many settled in cities like Boston and New York
City
b.

c.
 d.

Extra Credit:
11. This territorial acquisition was a direct result of a slave revolt in Haiti.
Explain.
 12. Part IV. Label the following bodies of water: Hudson Bay, Ohio River, Mississippi
River, Missouri River, Rio Grande, Colorado River, Columbia River, St. Lawrence

River, Great Lakes, Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean

Part IV. Inventions.
Technology Who invented (or Result?
improved) it?
Eli Whitney

Reaper

Robert Fulton

faster transportation on land

Erie Canal